Hog water fountain



M. J. HOSCH Hoef WATER FOUNTAIN Allg 2,

F'iled Sept. 12. 1924 INVENTOR /r/J//osw Patented Aug. 2, 1927.

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UNITED srarss Param. orifice.`

MATHIAS' J. Hosen, or RANDOLPH, NEBRASKA.

Hoe WATER. FOUNTAIN.

Application led September 12, 1924.` y Serial No.` 737,367.

`This invention is an improvement in hogl` water troughs, and itconsists ofthe constructions, combinations and `arrangements hereindescribed and claimed.

An object of the invention is to` provide a water trough or fountain tobe used in hog pens,there being an arrangement of pans to hold mud, andan arrangement of valves to prevent mud from entering the float cham-vber. f

Another object of the invention is to provide a vhog water fountain fromwhich the mud pan may be readily removed forcleanlng. y

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which 1 Figure 1 is aperspective view of the improved hog watery fountain, the cover of thethe purpose than the majority of other materials.' The slabs arefastened together by suitable means, forV example bolts 4 which extendthrough from side to side and carry nuts 5 at the ends.

YEach side slab has an upward extension 6. These are shorter than theslabs (Figs. 1 and 2) and the corners of the portions or surfaces of theslabs which merge with the extension are notched at 7 to receive theflange of a binder on the cover9. The cover is arranged to seat upon theupward eXtensions, and that portion of the binder 8 which extends belowthe cover lthereby forming a flange, `seats in the notches ofthe flangeto prevent displacement ofthe'o0ver from that portion ofthe fountainknown as the float chamber. Y Situated in the top of the containerl is atrough- 10 which has end flangesll rest inor upon theV upper edges ofthe end slabs 2 tiereby sustainingthe trough in position,

rEhe adjacent upper and inner ends of the slabs 2 may bebeveled. at 12(Fig. 2) to accommodate the correspondingly inclinedV ends of thetrough. Partitions 13 and 14,'2

extend upward beyond the upper edges Vof the trough until theysubstantially meet the upper surface of the eXtensions. The eX- tendedpartitions therefore occupy places immediately behind the binder flangeand make a very snug joint. The arrangement produces a good seat for thecover 9 and the overlapping arrangement of the flange 8 and -partitions13 and 14 produces a joint through which contaminating matter cannotenter into the floatv chamber. l

This float chamber issituatedbetween they partitions 13 and 14, and isso characterized by the presence of a float 15 which jis arranged tooperate a valve 16 by which the flow of water is controlled. The floatisy di.,-

rectly carried lever 17 which is suit 1 ably suspended fromv a bracketV18. The lever 17 has a more" or less loose connection with the valvelever 19 which is pivoted at? 2O upon the casing of thevalve in anysuitable manner andv is adapted to hold the valve 16 closed as long asthe float 15 is upv to a predetermined water level. Upon lowering of thefloat the resulting movement of the levers 17'and 19 permits the valve16 to open, av spring 21 being. provided for the purpose, so that watermay enter at vthe Vconduit 22. Thisy conduit may be a pipe, v

hose or any other suitable conductor leading to a'source of watersupply.

Each of the partitions 13 and 14'is slightly bulged at 23 to producev ahousing, recess or chamber for the flap valves 24 which are Lslightlyweighted at 25 thereby tending to` hold the valves down in position tocover the water openings`26. The valve chambers Y 23are of substantiallyrectangular form, or of any other suitable form to properly contain theflapvalves. Upon lowering of the level vof water in the end pan thevalve 24 opens suiliciently to let more water through from the floatchamber. ButA on the other hand the flap valve'operates to prevent mudand other contaminating substances from passingA from the end pan intorthe float chamber. j .Y

The so-called end pans are defined by the partitions 13 and 14, in otherwords,the par# titionsfv vproduce end pans andthe lcentral floatchamber. The end pans have false bottoms or mud pans 27'and 28 for theparing `the trough 10.

The rising and falling of the float 1 5 conf Gil ticular purpose ofcatching all sediment, (mud, etc) and thereby facilitating clean- Eachmud pan has a bail 29 carrying a latch 30, each lot which is intended tobe moved into engagement With a flange 31 running across the partitionsa short distance below the upper edges. These flanges are situatedsufficiently far dovvn" to come in substantial registration Wiihthebottoms ot the notches 7,"t`hereby producing continuations of thenotches toi" the reception of the flanges atthe ends of the cover, Theseflanges therefore assist in efl'ecting the tight joint referred`toabove. It is by `means of the balls 29 that the mud pans are liftedout of the end water pans.

The barils provide nionntings for the latches,A

and upon moving the` latches under the flanges 3l the niud fpans areVlocked in place.

A suitable stove 3Qlteeps` the Water inthe trough 1Q ina liquidcondition in the Winter time. The stove is simply stood upont-he groundinside of the 'container `l7 one `of theside slabs 3 having. an opening33 l) forthe `purpose oli', admitting the stove. A pair of brackets 34`are imbedded inthis slab at the sides of the opening and a door 35 isfsetin place behind the brackets. The sidesV of the door V35 have pairsof long land short bevels 36 and 73'1", it being the high points orapexof the bevels that engage the brackets and so,` hold the-door in`place.

notches 7 of the upper extensions 6 coincide With th-e corners formed bythe partitions 13 Vand 14: and the flanges 31 carried thereby. Thebinder flange of the cover 9 is intended to occupy the notches `7 andcorner flanges 31 when seated upon the upward extensions, thus providing`good joint all around` tending to excludejforeign matter from the floatchamber of the fountain.`

This float chamber is formed by the par-` titions `13 and 14 and thesepartitionsY also define the end Water pans of the trough 10.

trols the valve 16 in such a i'nan'nerA that Water is always suppliedtothe float chain ber atsuch level as may bedeterinined by theparticular adjustinent o"f the float 15. The `flap valve 24 controlsthev passage of water from the naar chamber te the end Water pans. Hogslin drinking 'from the end Water pans, are likely to pollute the Watermore or less. The foreign matter introduced into the end water pans atthe time ofdrinking settlesinto the so-called mnd pans`27 and These mudpans are capable `of again being taken out by merely undoing the latches30 from engagement with the flanges 31 and i lift-ing the mud" pans ontby the balls 29.`

The flap valves 24, mentioned before, are

intended to prevent aback ilow of vvater from the end Water pansV intothe l'oat chamber. The source of supply of thexend` `Water pans is thuskeptclean. 1t Eis to be noted that the flap valves are` seated inchambers formed by producing lbulges in" the partitions 13 and 1li.There is room enough between the bottom of the bulge and the adjacentupwardly extending part of the mud pan bail .to `permit the requisitemovement ofthe fifa-p valves.` j j Y j Reference is mad'eto rigure`Which a detail section of one Vof the Aup'warct ei;`

tensions 6" of theside slabs 3: Each of the extensions has `a slightoffset 41 on `the inside producing fa place vvh'ere l"the "continua`-tion 4Q of 'the' flange 1l of Vthe trough TO may rest `When the troughis in position;`

The flange `l11,-l2 is` Continuous around the trough, and when thetroughis seated lon-the end slab 2 and inthe offsets 41a perfectly tight jointis made all around.

lVhile the construction anduarrangement of the hog Water "fountain isthat orf. a genorally preferred lform, "obviously modifica! tions andchanges may be made Without departing fromt-he s piritjof the inventionor the `scope 'of the claims.

`Iclaiin: `1 o A i. A fountain having appartition defining a `vvaterpan, a mnd pan in said Water pan providing an auxiliary bottom, meansvby which the niudjpan may be lifted out including a bail, and meanscarried by the bail arranged tote'inoved into engagement With a portionof lthe adjacent partition .to loch the mud pan in place. J

2. A fountain having a Water-trough, a partition dividing the` troughinto float chamber and Water p'anh'a ""pan in `the water `paslurving a`bail porti-ori located Close te the' partition, a flap valve"Controlling the new er water lafomfthefioat Chainber to Atl-1e Walterpainand a: bulge formed in the partition en the non eli-ambata' eineprevulling chamber for the valve Vandample room fertile-operationthereof without in;

terlring with `the `tail portion-said "rb ulgeA 8. A fonte-n 1 aries.parution defining avversi pan, arnujpa partition to be engaged by thelatch thereby lock the mud pan in place.

4:. A fountain comprising a container having upward .side extensionsprovided With laterally aligning notches, a Water trough seated in thecontainer havingupwardly eX- tending means carrying flanges producingcorners in registration With said notches,

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and a cover for the Water trough seated upon Said flanges and having aperipheral ange engaging the outside of the eXtension and fitting in theJforegoing registering parts to produce a Secure joint preventing theentrance of foreign matter into said trough.

f MATHIAS J. HOSCH.

